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单词 circa
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circaprep.adv.

Brit. /ˈsəːkə/, U.S. /ˈsərkə/
Etymology: Latin.
Around, round about, about. The preposition is often used in English with dates, as circa 1400 (c1400); it sometimes occurs in combination, as circa-continental adj. etc. Also as n., an instance of this.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > around, about [preposition]
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1861 National Rev. Oct. 307 A curious photograph of a rustic family at work, circa 1390.
1874 in Geol. Mag. XI. 33 Confined to these circa-continental bands.
1898 G. Saintsbury Short Hist. Eng. Lit. 314 All the more careful..accounts..mark the earliest play-dates..with a tell-tale circa.
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